Spartan women fifth at Border War Challenge

By SCOTT VICKER
CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Southwestern women finished fifth and the men finished seventh at the 2nd Annual KJCCC vs. ICCAC Border War Challenge held on the Iowa Western Community College campus on Friday and Saturday.

The Spartan women finished with 14 points, while the men finished with four points.

Kalli McCann finished fourth in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 20:25.98, which was just off of her time from the week before at Central.

Brei Theisen added another fourth-place finish for the Southwestern women, clocking a time of 1:19.64 in the 400 hurdles.

Regina Hafner finished fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, running the event for the first time in her career. Hafner ran a time of 14:00.80.

The Spartan 4x100 relay team also finished fifth, while Molly Schimp finished sixth in the high jump and Kaley Folkerts finished sixth in the long jump.

On the men’s side, Marquis Flowers scored points with his fifth-place finish in the 200 meter dash. Flowers ran a time of 23.27.

The 4x400 relay team was the only other event to score points for the Spartans, finishing fifth with a time of 3:32.79.

Freshman Zack Ruth of Osceola finished ninth in the discus and 11th in the shot put.

The Spartans travel to Maryville, Mo., this weekend for the Bearcat Open.